Sony Gets Virtual App Thriller Spec, Annette Bening Joins ‘Katrina: American...
Sony Picks Up ‘/Reddoor’ Spec, Supernatural Thriller About Virtual App Sony pre-empted the supernatural thriller spec /reddoor over the weekend for producers Barry Josephson, Liz Bassin and Jim Wedaa....
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Berlin: Matthew McConaughey Boards Stoner Comedy ‘The Beach Bum’ From ‘Spring Breakers’ Director Matthew McConaughey looks set to be returning to his comedic stoner roots, having been cast as the lead...
View ArticleJack Nicholson in ‘Toni Erdmann’ Remake, Star Wars and Avatar’s Disney Lands,...
Jack Nicholson To Star In ‘Toni Erdmann’ Remake, His First Major Role In A Decade Paramount Pictures has acquired the remake rights to the acclaimed German film with Nicholson attached to play the...
View ArticleVES Awards Winners, Nicole Kidman and ‘The Expatriates,’ Richard Armitage in...
‘Jungle Book,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ Dominate Visual Effects Society Awards Disney’s The Jungle Book took home major honors at the 15th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards at the Beverly Hilton. (VAR)...
View Article‘Out of Africa’ TV Series, Kerry Washington in ‘The Perfect Mother,’...
‘Out of Africa’ Series Adaptation In The Works From ‘Harry Potter’ Producer Oscar-winning director Susanne Bier would helm the series, which hails from NBC International Studios. (THR) Kerry Washington...
View Article‘The Crown’ Adds Kennedy Cast, Spike TV Now Paramount Network, Open Road Gets...
‘The Crown’ Adds Michael C Hall & Jodi Balfour As Jack & Jackie Kennedy Netflix’s Golden Globe- and SAG Award-winning period series The Crown has found its Jack and Jackie Kennedy. Michael C....
View ArticleEmma Watts Vice Chair at Fox, STX Options New Spec, Sony Classics Gets ‘A...
Twentieth Century Fox Promotes Emma Watts To Vice Chairman The veteran production executive will work closely with studio chairman and CEO Stacey Snider. (THR) STXfilms Options Spec ‘The New Neighbors’...
View ArticleSony Gets Tom Hanks Drama, David Gordon Green on New ‘Halloween,’ John Pogue...
Sony Pictures In World Rights Deal For Tom Hanks WWII Drama ‘Greyhound’ Sony Pictures is acquiring worldwide rights to Greyhound, a World War II drama that Tom Hanks scripted and will star in, with...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office, Grammy Winners, BAFTA Winners, USC Scripter Awards, ADG...
‘John Wick 2′ Box Office: Keanu Reeves Sequel Scores Explosive $30M Weekend Keanu Reeves’ John Wick opened with $14.4 million in October of 2014, riding a wave of strong reviews and solid buzz to a...
View ArticleSteve Levitan Helming ‘LA to Vegas’ Pilot, ‘Hard Powder’ Sells Out...
‘Modern Family’ Co-Creator To Direct Fox Comedy Pilot Steve Levitan will helm L.A. to Vegas, which is produced by 20th Century Fox Television — where he is under an overall deal. (THR) Berlinale: Liam...
View ArticleRobert Downey to Produce Movie Based on Podcast, Neal Moritz Gets Boom!...
Richard Linklater, Robert Downey Jr, Annapurna Partner For ‘Man of the People’ Film Adaptation Annapurna Pictures has partnered with Susan and Robert Downey Jr.‘s Team Downey production company on a...
View ArticleMahershala Ali Joins Paramount Pic, Fox 2K Gets ‘The Fox Hunt,’‘Mulan’ Finds...
Mahershala Ali In Negotiations To Join JC Chandor’s ‘Triple Frontier’ Mahershala Ali is in negotiations to join the cast of Paramount Pictures’ Triple Frontier, the thriller which will be directed by...
View ArticleUniversal Invests in Amblin, Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘The Child In Time,’...
Universal Buys Minority Stake In Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners Universal Filmed Entertainment has agreed to buy a minority stake in Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners. As part of the deal, the...
View ArticleMel Gibson May Direct ‘Suicide Squad,’ Trump Election Pilot, Tom Brady Book,...
Mel Gibson Confirms He Is In Talks With WB To Direct ‘Suicide Squad 2′ WB is in “early talks” with the controversial director about directing Suicide Squad 2. Later, while attending a screening of his...
View ArticleNatalie Dormer’s New Role, Cary Fukunaga & Sam Raimi Eye New Projects,...
Natalie Dormer Nabs the Lead For Australian TV Remake of ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ Foxtel has cast numerous roles in its 21st century re-imagining of Joan Lindsay’s literary classic. Game of Thrones‘...
View ArticleSSN Awards Roundup: WGA Winners, Final Voting Days, Documentary Shorts,...
SSN Awards Roundup With Oscar voting ballots due by 5 p.m. PT on Tuesday, February 20th, SSN rounds up a few of our favorite contender articles for review. Happy voting! WGA Awards: ‘Moonlight,’...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office, Make-Up and Hair Stylists Award Winners, Live-Action...
Box Office: ‘LEGO Batman’ Wins Weekend, ‘Great Wall’ Crashes, ‘Fifty Shades’ And ‘John Wick 2′ Shine The Presidents Day weekend was not a happy one for new releases, as you had two mild underperformers...
View ArticleCharlize Theron in Universal Thriller, Jennifer Garner in ‘Simon vs. The Homo...
Charlize Theron To Star In And Produce CIA Thriller ‘Need To Know’ Charlize Theron will star in and produce Universal Pictures’ adaptation of the upcoming novel Need to Know. (CS) Jennifer Garner In...
View ArticleCostume Designer Award Winners, Scorsese’s ‘Irishman’ to Netflix, Paramount’s...
Costume Designers Guild Award Winners Winners have been announced for the 19th CDGA (Costume Designers Guild Awards) at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. (AD) Martin Scorsese’s ‘The...
View ArticleRecon Acquires Millennium Films, WGA Strike Looming, Kristen Stewart in...
China’s Recon Group Acquires 51 Percent Of Millennium Films For $100M The Chinese conglomerate takes a majority stake in Avi Lerner and Trevor Short’s production company. (THR) WGA Membership Meeting...
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